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• UPDATED: Christopher Cattrall has been located deceased

  04-02-2018 08:30 via abbynews.com
  Sex and the City actress and sister, Kim Catrall announced on Twitter his unexpected passingThe post UPDATED: Christopher Cattrall has been located deceased appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Pair of spring break events set for Abbotsford’s Sevenoaks Shopping Centre

  06-03-2026 22:22 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford’s Sevenoaks Shopping Centre is set to be a destination point for local families during Spring Break, with a pair of family-friendly events announced for later this month.
  The fourth annual Heroes Day returns to the mall on Friday, March 20 from noon to 4 p.m.
  The event offers attendees the opportunity to chat and take photos with local community heroes, sports heroes and superheroes. The free event is open to people of all ages and those attending are encouraged to dress up in t
  
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• Sentencing hearing booked for man convicted in 2017 Surrey killing

  06-03-2026 22:20 via abbynews.com
  The judge who’ll rule on when convicted killer Brandon Nathan Teixeira might once again venture out in public is to hear arguments regarding the matter next month in B.C. Supreme Court.
  Teixeira was found guilty last summer of murder, attempted murder and discharge a firearm with intent in connection with the October 2017 shooting death of Nicholas Khabra in South Surrey, and the wounding of a woman who testified that she was with Khabra on the day he was killed.
  The sentencing hearing &nd
  
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• Canucks acquire sixth-round picks for Reichel, Kampf at NHL trade deadline

  06-03-2026 21:45 via abbynews.com
  The Vancouver Canucks made a pair of moves at the buzzer of the 2026 NHL trade deadline on Friday.
  The team announced it has traded forward Lukas Reichel to the Boston Bruins for a 2026 sixth-round draft pick. In addition, forward David Kampf was dealt to the Washington Capitals, also for a sixth-round draft selection in 2026.
  Acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks earlier in the season, Reichel appeared in just 14 games for the Canucks, tallying one assist. He played in 23 games for the AHL&rsquo
  
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• B.C. to allow families of military transfers to access WorkBC in advance

  06-03-2026 20:49 via abbynews.com
  B.C. is making a change to allow families of military personnel to access WorkBC services before moving to the province.
  “We want military spouses and their adult children to be able to find meaningful work and stability as quickly as they want when they’re transferred to our province,” Social Development and Poverty Reduction Minister Sheila Malcolmson said in a Friday (March 6) announcement at the Canadian Forces Base in Esquimalt.
  This change will allow families to plan thei
  
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• Maple Ridge man sentenced after body found in freezer

  06-03-2026 20:45 via abbynews.com
  Five close friends and neighbours sat single file in the courtroom Thursday, March 5, to hear the sentencing of a man now accused of second-degree murder in Jessica Cunningham’s death.
  Mylie Andre Barron, 48, will spend close to a year behind bars for indignity to a body. But earlier this week he was also charged with killing her.
  He appeared by video for his sentencing hearing, facing one count of interference with a dead body after pleading guilty to that charge in October of last year.
  
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• B.C. teen signs deal with world’s biggest music label

  06-03-2026 20:15 via abbynews.com
  A young Victoria artist is reaching for the stars after signing a two-year record deal with the world’s biggest music label, standing alongside some of Canada’s biggest musicians like The Weeknd, The Tragically Hip and Victoria’s own Nelly Furtado.
  Olivia Hahn got her start in artistry when she released her book ‘Healing Our Wounded Hearts: A real-life story about loss in the voice of a teenager’ to help her move through the grief of losing her mother to cancer when
  
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• RCMP find ‘no credible threat’ to 100 Mile House high school

  06-03-2026 19:58 via abbynews.com
  100 Mile House RCMP officers are maintaining a presence at Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School after a safety concern was reported to School District 27.
  Hattie Darney, SD 27’s Director of Instruction and Safe Schools Coordinator, said that on Thursday, March 5, a safety concern was reported to the district. Darney said that school staff responded “quickly and appropriately” and followed protocols related to “worrisome behaviour.”
  “The RCMP assessed the report
  
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• Little free library at Langley Hospice is here to help

  06-03-2026 19:05 via abbynews.com
  A new, tiny library now graces the front of the Langley Hospice Society’s main offices in Langley City, offering a little help for those who need it.
  The small wooden hutch, stocked with books and pamphlets, is in the mode of the popular “little free libraries” that have sprouted up across North America during the past decade.
  It’s the creation of Langley Hospice volunteer Steve Scheepmaker, one of the society’s volunteers.
  Scheepmaker said that he and his family ar
  
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• 3 Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven board members ‘mutually agree’ to step down

  06-03-2026 19:01 via abbynews.com
  Three new board members of the Chilliwack Animal Safe Haven have now stepped down, following uproar from the community regarding changes at the non-profit organization.
  A press release was issued by the board on Friday morning (March 6) announcing that Ayelet Cohen, Chris Kamachi, and Rebeka Breder have resigned from the board of directors effective immediately.
  “Due to misunderstandings surrounding the recent appointments of three board members, it was mutually agreed that stepping down i
  
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• VIDEO: Thousands of dollars in Pokémon cards stolen from Abbotsford store

  06-03-2026 19:00 via abbynews.com
  House of Cards president Brandon Chreptyk was faced with an ugly reality in the early hours of Friday morning (March 6) when he was informed that the “house” had been broken into and many of the cards were now missing.
  The windows of the collectibles store had been smashed at approximately 2:30 a.m., with the thief heading to the Pokémon cases and breaking them open to steal the majority of the store’s entire inventory.
  “We’re all pretty shaken up,” sai
  
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• B.C. teen drowned after dingo attack on island in Australia

  06-03-2026 18:00 via abbynews.com
  The Coroners Court of Queensland has confirmed that Piper James died from drowning after being attacked by a pack of dingoes in January.
  The body of the 19-year-old backpacker from Campbell River was discovered on the morning of Jan. 19, surrounded by about ten dingoes on K’Gari Island, off the eastern coast of Queensland in Australia.
  James “died as a result of drowning in the setting of multiple injuries, due to, or as a consequence of a dingo attack,” a spokesperson for the
  
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• Revoked day parole upheld for woman convicted in 1997 killing of Saanich teen

  06-03-2026 17:47 via abbynews.com
  The revoked day parole of convicted killer Kerry Marie Sim was upheld on appeal, according to a recently released decision.
  Formerly known as Kelly Ellard, Sim was among a group of teens who swarmed 14-year-old Reena Virk under the Craigflower Bridge in Saanich on Nov. 14, 1997. Ellard and Warren Glowatski followed her along the shoreline where they continued the beating and held Reena’s head under the water until she drowned.
  Handed a life sentence in 2005, Sim was originally granted day
  
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• Police investigating hit-and-run that seriously injured 1 man in Surrey

  06-03-2026 16:45 via abbynews.com
  One pedestrian is seriously injured after a hit-and-run in Surrey Thursday night.
  Shortly before 11:30 p.m. Thursday (March 5), a vehicle struck two pedestrians at the intersection of 88 Avenue and Nordel Way in Surrey and one of them, a man, was taken to hospital in critical condition with life-threatening injuries, a Surrey Police Service release noted.
  The man who was driving the vehicle fled the scene of the crash and abandoned the car a short distance away from the collision, the release co
  
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• Canucks trade forward Conor Garland to Columbus in exchange for 2 picks

  06-03-2026 07:00 via abbynews.com
  Conor Garland is headed to Columbus.
  Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin announced on Thursday that the Canucks were sending the veteran forward to the Columbus Blue Jackets, in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2028 NHL draft and a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL draft.
  Garland, who turns 30 on March 11, has spent five seasons with the Canucks after being acquired from the Arizona Coyotes in 2021. The five-foot-10, 165-pound winger played 371 games as a Canucks, scoring 82 go
  
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• Allegations of $60K+ rent owed forces eviction of Kelowna pastor, event host

  06-03-2026 02:00 via abbynews.com
  The owners of the Kelowna Events Centre Inc. and Impact UPstream Ventures Inc. are doing their best to support those impacted by the recent eviction of their tenant, John Perks.
  Al Hildebrandt and his son Cory Hildebrandt said John Perks and his businesses, Western Canada Food Tours and 1486327 B.C. Ltd., were evicted from 2041 Harvey Avenue after its alleged Perks fell months behind on rent.
  Problems started in December 2025 when the first of the month came and went without a rental payment, ac
  
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• ‘The Brain Guy’ hosting free seminar for students in Abbotsford

  06-03-2026 01:35 via abbynews.com
  Abbotsford families and educators have an opportunity to learn how to study more efficiently at a free seminar hosted by the Abbotsford School District’s DPAC.
  Study Smarter, Not Harder.. with Your Brain in Mind features brain and learning expert Terry Small’s tip to help students improve learning, reduce stress and achieve better academic results.
  Small is known as ‘The Brain Guy’ and has presented about the the brain for more than 30 years. He has appeared on television
  
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• Feds commit $70.4M for worker training in B.C. amid tariff upheaval

  06-03-2026 01:30 via abbynews.com
  The federal government is putting up $70.4 million over three years to fund skills training for workers in B.C. impacted by tariffs and trade upheaval, according to a joint announcement with the provincial government on Thursday, March 5.
  “When a worker loses a job that they’ve depended on because of the U.S. tariffs, it’s like a real gut punch in the stomach,” B.C. Social Development and Poverty Reduction Minister Sheila Malcolmson said.
  The Canada-British Columbia Tarif
  
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• MLA wants to make school lockdowns easier in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting

  06-03-2026 01:21 via abbynews.com
  A B.C. MLA has introduced a bill to make school lockdowns easier in the wake of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting that left nine people dead.
  Independent MLA Jordan Kealy introduced the bill Thursday (March 5) saying that, after the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, “it reminded us that the safety of our schools cannot be taken for granted.”
  “No parent should worry that someone could simply walk into their child’s school without oversight while students are in classrooms trying to
  
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• Eby calls for more AI regulation after Altman meeting about Tumbler Ridge

  06-03-2026 00:53 via abbynews.com
  B.C. Premier David Eby said OpenAI’s Sam Altman agreed to apologize to the families of Tumbler Ridge and to work on helping design regulations to force companies to report certain types of AI chat activity to police.
  “Everybody in the call recognized that apologies are never sufficient, but also that it is completely necessary,” Eby said.
  Eby wants a minimum standard for when companies must inform police about certain types of activity.
  He said this regulation should be made at
  
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• B.C. NDP allow Armstrong bill on closing all consumption sites to pass 1st reading

  06-03-2026 00:20 via abbynews.com
  B.C.’s government legislators gave a bit more of an indication on Thursday morning just where their line in the sand is in terms of what types of bills from opposition or Independent members they will allow to be debated.
  On Thursday (March 5), all of the NDP’s MLAs voted to approve first reading of a bill from Independent MLA Tara Armstrong, despite having vocally opposed her bills in the past.
  Armstrong’s latest missive calls for the immediate closure of all provincially fund
  
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• Victoria-raised golfer shoots 71 in PGA Tour debut

  06-03-2026 00:00 via abbynews.com
  It wasn’t long ago that Daniel Bennett was a junior member walking the fairways at Gorge Vale Golf Club.
  Now, he is sharing tee boxes with some of the best players in the world.
  Bennett, a sophomore at the University of Texas, opened his PGA Tour debut with a 1-under 71 on Thursday, March 5 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Fla.
  The 20-year-old earned a sponsor exemption into the limited-field of 72 signature event after winning a player vote at last summer’s Arnold Palme
  
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• ‘There is life after breast cancer’ says Chilliwack dragon boat team member

  06-03-2026 00:00 via abbynews.com
  It’s hard to miss the sight of Spirit Abreast as they paddle across Cultus Lake.
  Their bright pink team shirts move in lockstep as they pull their boat through the water.
  As paddling season nears, they are planning their annual meet-and-greet event, and hoping to reach out to women who have survived breast cancer in the community who may be interested in joining the team.
  Dragon boating and breast cancer
  Dragon boating for breast cancer survivors started in Vancouver with the research of D
  
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• Abbotsford woman loses everything in RV explosion and fire

  05-03-2026 23:20 via abbynews.com
  An online fundraiser is underway for a woman who was seriously injured in an explosion and fire in Abbotsford on Monday night (March 2).
  The GoFundMe campaign states that Sylvia Gillis, 68, suffered severe burns and was airlifted to Vancouver General Hospital after the incident at Aloha RV Park and Campsite at 29666 Fraser Hwy.
  “Sylvia is a beloved member of our community who recently reached a major milestone: retiring after 40 dedicated years at London Drugs,” the fundraising page
  
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• Original Abbotsford Canucks defenceman Jett Woo dealt to San Jose

  05-03-2026 22:49 via abbynews.com
  An original member of the Abbotsford Canucks is now heading to California.
  The Vancouver Canucks announced on Thursday (March 5) that defenceman Jett Woo has been dealt to the San Jose Barracuda in exchange for defender Jack Thompson.
  Woo exits the team as the Abbotsford Canucks franchise-record holder for most games played by a defenceman at 265 and is second for all players behind captain Chase Wouters. He also ranks second in all-time defenceman scoring with 86 points (behind Christian Wolani
  
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• Princeton man who attacked doctor has jail sentence upheld after appeal

  05-03-2026 22:25 via abbynews.com
  A Princeton man who attacked a doctor over COVID-19 mask regulations had his jail sentence upheld after an appeal.
  Trevor Clary Rhyno was convicted of assault causing bodily harm and sentenced on November 14, 2025, to 12 months in jail and two years’ probation, as well as a court order to pay $10,000 by Dec. 31, 2028.
  According to the recently published Feb. 11 appeal decision by Justice Julia Lawn, despite the judge citing a case defence would not have had access to, no meaningful errors
  
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• Yale Secondary in Abbotsford raises $16K for Canuck Place

  05-03-2026 22:24 via abbynews.com
  Hundreds of Abbotsford teens played games while raising money for a good cause on Friday (Feb. 27).
  Yale Secondary School held its annual Live to Give fundraiser at the school on Friday, Feb. 27, bringing in $16,000 for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice.
  More than 250 students in Grades 9-12 were involved in the event. Students moved through the school to a number of stations that included carnival games and more.
  Over the past years, the school has raised more than $200,000 for various orga
  
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• THE MOJ: Rebuild officially here for Vancouver Canucks and it’s ugly

  05-03-2026 22:15 via abbynews.com
  It’s officially here.
  The Vancouver Canucks rebuild.
  And it’s ugly.
  Really ugly.
  Since the New Year, the Canucks have been a miserable lot with only two wins in 23 games after a 6-4 defeat to the Carolina Hurricanes at Rogers Arena on Wednesday.
  It was a spirited effort coming off a 6-1 drubbing at the hands of the Dallas Stars Monday at the same venue but it was a loss nonetheless.
  At least there was one bright spot in that Brock Boeser finally scored – ending a drought of 22
  
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• Abbotsford housing market reaches turning point in February

  05-03-2026 22:10 via abbynews.com
  It looks like this spring may be a time of growth for more than just flowers in Abbotsford, with the local housing market showing significant improvements last month.
  The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) reported home sales for all three property types had increased for the first time after continuously falling for most of 2025.
  Apartments had the biggest difference in sales, with the 48 sold in February representing a 45.5 per cent increase from January.
  The next biggest change was for t
  
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• Similkameen First Nations denounce MLA’s claims on Copper Mountain mine

  05-03-2026 20:30 via abbynews.com
  The Upper and Lower Similkameen Indian Bands issued a scathing statement on March 4 in response to claims made by OneBC’s sole MLA that the provincial government had effectively bribed them over the Copper Mountain Mine expansion.
  The First Nations, who have issued multiple past statements opposing the province’s rapid approval of the New Ingerbelle expansion over a lack of adequate consultation, condemned the claims shared by the OneBC MLA for misrepesenting the USIB and LSIB’
  
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